labour law in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for labour law in the English»French Dictionary

labour law N

labour law

législation f du travail

labour law

droit m du travail

Translations for labour law in the French»English Dictionary

droit social LAW

labour law Brit

droit du travail LAW

labour law Brit

Translations for labour law in the English»French Dictionary

law [Brit lɔː, Am lɔ] N

1. law U (body of rules):

law

loi f

to obey/break the law

respecter/enfreindre la loi

to be against the law

être contraire à la loi form

to be against the law

être interdit

it is against the law to do

il est interdit de faire

the law is on our side

nous avons la loi pour nous

to be above the law

être au-dessus des lois

to remain within the law

rester dans les limites de la légalité

the law of the land

la législation du pays

the law as it stands

la législation en vigueur

under Italian law

d'après la loi italienne

by law

conformément à la loi

it's required by law

c'est obligatoire légalement

the bill became law yesterday

le projet de loi a été adopté hier

divine law

la loi divine

his word is law

sa parole fait loi

2. law LAW (rule):

law

loi f

a law against gambling, vagrancy

une loi interdisant

the laws on gambling, vagrancy

les lois sur

there has been a change in the law

la loi a été modifiée

there ought to be a law against it

ça devrait être interdit

3. law (justice):

law

justice f

court of law

cour f de justice

to go to law

recourir à la justice (about, over pour)

in the eyes of the law

aux yeux de la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

faire justice soi-même

4. law (police):

law inf

police f

I'll have the law on you!

je vais appeler la police!

5. law (academic discipline):

law

droit m

to study law

faire son droit

6. law (principle):

law

loi f

the laws of nature/motion

les lois de la nature/du mouvement

the laws of perspective

les règles fpl de la perspective

the second law of thermodynamics

le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique

to be a law unto oneself

être un peu original

labor N Am

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour attr market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour attr costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m spec

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

Phrases:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

I.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour attr market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour attr costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m spec

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

Phrases:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

labour law in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for labour law in the English»French Dictionary

law [lɔ:, Am lɑ:] N

1. law (rule, set of rules):

law

loi f

the first law of sth

la première règle de qc

law and order

ordre m public

to be against the law

être réfractaire à la loi

to break/obey the law

enfreindre/respecter la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

se faire justice soi-même

2. law (legislation):

law

droit m

civil law

droit civil

3. law inf (police):

law

police f

4. law (court):

law

justice f

to go to law

recourir à la justice

5. law (scientific principle):

law

loi f

law of averages

loi des probabilités

Phrases:

the law of the jungle

la loi de la jungle

there's one law for the rich and another for the poor prov

avoir deux poids et deux mesures

he is a law unto himself

il n'en fait qu'à sa tête

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] N Am, Aus

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSYCH:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSYCH:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In employment and labour law, conventional wisdom says that large firms sop up the management-side work, while boutiques live off referrals when conflicts arise.

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A first step in the right direction in many countries is the amendment of labour law to include obligatory and far-reaching psychosocial risk prevention.

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However, as a system of regulating the employment relationship, labour law has existed since people worked.

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Trade union organizing often starts with workers who are untrained or unaware of labour law.

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During his political career he worked for reform of the laws relating to gold mining and for labour law reform and small landholders.

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Rae's government passed employment equity legislation and amended the province's labour law to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes, but this did not win back union support.

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Without an employment relationship between the parties, the rules of labour law do not apply.

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The existence of an employment relationship is the starting point for the application of all labour law rules.

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Depending on each country's labour law and/or the kind of union security agreement permitted by law, not all dues may be collected from all members.

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